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'At a time when fan and corporate support is most needed, paying customers are staying away.' … [Read more...] about Sabres losing battle for public's support

'Miller was promoted by the Buffalo Sabres Sunday night.' … [Read more...] about Goalie Miller hears the call from Buffalo

The Wings, rather than claim him off waivers, thereby assuming responsibility for the entire remainder of his $1.425 million salary for this season (about $1.05 million), negotiated a lower salary with Woolley. He agreed to trim $133,000, which can be recouped with player and team incentives. … [Read more...] about Wings acquire Woolley to fill void left by Fischers injury

'"Different nights it's different things going wrong," Sabres winger Rob Ray said. "Obviously the power play is struggling quite a bit, but you can't pick out a reason why. If you could we'd fix it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres' skid hits 11 with loss in Ottawa

'How does it feel to go from poor man's trash to rich man's treasure?' … [Read more...] about Woolley shipped to Cup champions

'Once upon a time, the Sabres thought they could win every game. They exceeded expectations for years because their all-world goalie made them expect more than they ever imagined themselves. This season, everything has worked in reverse.' … [Read more...] about Woolley says Sabres' skaters playing without confidence

The Senators tied the game two minutes into the second period, when Fisher finished off a pretty feed from defenceman Chris Phillips, who led an odd-man rush. The goal also killed the Sabres spirit. … [Read more...] about Sweep week for Senators

This season, the Buffalo Sabres have the perfect initials. The franchise has been as deep in B.S. as the city will soon be in snowdrifts. … [Read more...] about Once-proud Sabres have fallen on hard times

We just kept going at them and I thought we were able to wear them down. … [Read more...] about Senators get even

The cherry on top of an unexpected Saturday night treat of a game, their fight was so good it was shown on the replay scoreboard. The leagues officiating supervisors will want to see the tape later themselves, especially the part where Mair started beating Neil over the head with the Ottawa players own helmet. … [Read more...] about Mair is not playing fair

The NHL has hired former league VP Steve Soloman to handle the bids for the Buffalo franchise and help in the day-to-day workings of the operation. … [Read more...] about Game Story

'"Things are pretty tough in Buffalo right now," Woolley said. "To come into this situation, it's obviously pretty exciting."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings acquire defenseman Woolley

'Essentially, Woolley, 33, is a younger version of Duchesne, 37, and a player who could thrive with the offensive players on the Wings.' … [Read more...] about Woolley playing more aggressively

'``We've had years where we haven't made the playoffs, but we've never had a stretch like this,'' Rob Ray said.' … [Read more...] about Senators 4, Sabres 1

'"We had a couple of opportunities in the first period to put it away, if only we could score on the power plays," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "When they made it 3-1 in the second, they just took off on us. We played desperately in the third and took too many chances. A lot of us aren't sleeping."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1